Saturday 21 December 2019

Interesting Facts: Brain vs Dementia




  • Dementia incidence continues to increase with age, with dementia incidence doubles every 5 years from ages 65 to 90 years.


  • Across all regions of the world, dementia disproportionately affects women.
  • More women live with dementia than men. The prevalence is higher for women than for men; women are more at risk of developing dementia and the symptoms they live with are more severe.





  • More women are affected by dementia than men. Worldwide, women with dementia outnumber men 2 to 1. 
  • Brain scans tell us that the rate at which brain cells are dying in the brain is faster in women than in men.

2 comments:

  1. Uishh kalau macam ni, had umur pencen bagi pekerja wanita dan lelaki kena berbeza la..secara umumnya, pekerja wanita perlu berpencen lebih awal daripada pekerja lelaki 🤭

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  2. Ada bagusnya juga kalau pekerja wanita bersara lebih awal secara perbandingan, sebab wanita mempunyai kemahiran keusahawanan yang tinggi dan kemahiran menguruskan perniagaan yang baik :-)

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Sweet Childlike Qualities :-)

* comic strip courtesy of The Muslim Show